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Title

Record of election returns

Series Number

B0017

Summary

This series consists of copies of certificates, verifying election results throughout New York State. Certificates include county clerk's name, office location, name of the chairman and secretary of the county canvass board, date of election canvassed, offices up for election, names of the County Board of Canvassers, and the number of votes cast for each candidate for each office contested. Volumes are indexed by county.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of State

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.

Title

Records retention and disposition backup files

Series Number

19063

Summary

The series consists of administrative backup files created to document the rationale for items and retention periods assigned to them, and to document official approvals pursuant to law (former section 8 NYCRR 185.3). Records include draft clearance and disposition lists and schedules, copies of lists and schedules returned by Education Department counsel and other reviewing agencies, and an official set of all local government records disposition lists.

Creator

• New York State Archives and Records Administration. Local Government Records Services

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.

Title

Scrapbook of newspaper clippings

Series Number

B2600

Summary

This series consists of scrapbooks of original newsprint and photocopies of articles pertaining to the Three Mile Island nuclear disaster and nuclear evacuation plans of New York State municipalities.

Creator

• New York (State). Office of Disaster Preparedness

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.

Title

Court petitions in behalf of incompetent persons

Series Number

B2614

Summary

This series consists of petitions made to the Supreme Court of the City and County of New York. Some petitions are for orders granting relief to the committees of persons previously declared incompetent and committed to Manhattan State Hospital. Some are for orders granting formation and relief of such committees. Other petitions are for orders directing surrender by such committees to the petitioner sums of money or other control of the estate of an incompetent person.

Creator

• Manhattan State Hospital

Access Restrictions

Records identifying patients are restricted in accordance with Mental Hygiene Law, Section 33.13, relating to confidentiality of clinical records. Access is permitted under certain conditions upon approval by the Office of Mental Health.

Title

Notices of appointment of state officials

Series Number

B0003

Summary

This series consists of notices of appointment of lesser state officials. Most concern appointments to departments of state government. Some local and county level appointments are included. Notices usually include the name of the appointee; residence; office of appointment; effective date; notice date and appointer's name and official capacity. Some notices may contain the name of the appointee's predecessor and the seat of the department in which the appointee worked. Many cite the statute under which the appointments were made.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of State

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.

Title

Minutes and meeting files

Series Number

20175_12

Summary

This series consists of minutes of the State Board for Dentistry and its predecessors, the State Board of Dental Examiners, the State Board of Censors of the Dental Society of the State of New York, and the Dental Society of the State of New York. These entities were created to oversee, license, and regulate the dental profession, and to provide punishment for violations of the law.

Creator

• New York (State). Education Department. State Board for Dentistry

Access Restrictions

Disciplinary cases are restricted to protect personal privacy. Access may be permitted under certain conditions upon application and approval by the State Archives.

Title

Digests of opinions

Series Number

J2014

Summary

The series consists of printed digests indexing opinions of three judges of the Court of Appeals: Judge O'Brien - from Volume 119 to and including Volume 164 New York Reports; Judge Bartlett - from Volume 141 to and including Volume 164 New York Reports; and Chief Judge Alton B. Parker - from Volume 114 to and including Volume 164 New York Reports.

Creator

• New York (State). Court of Appeals

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.

Title

State Library archived websites

Series Number

B2172

Summary

This series consists of archival copies of the publicly accessible websites of the New York State Library.

Creator

• New York State Library

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.

Title

Columbia County Clerk's Office Supreme Court and County Court records and Hudson (City) Common Council records

Series Number

A3344

Creator

• Columbia (N.Y. : County). Clerk's Office

Access Restrictions

Criminal case files: Restricted; Use with assistance of archivist.

Title

Circular relating to common school celebrations

Series Number

B2199

Summary

This series consists of a circular issued to administrators, teachers, and town and district clerks by the acting superintendent of common schools. Clerks were charged with providing an accurate account of the celebrations in their districts to the acting superintendent of common schools. The document provides instructions and rationale for establishing common school celebrations in each town.

Creator

• New York (State). Superintendent of Common Schools

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.

Title

Register of tax sale certificates surrendered for deeds

Series Number

B0956

Summary

This series documents the issuance of deeds to purchasers of lands sold for unpaid taxes, in exchange for surrender of purchase certificates. Information includes date the certificate was received; name of purchaser or grantee; date of deed; and date and manner of delivery. Summary data on number of certificates received for deeds and number of deeds issued is also included.

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.

Title

St. Lawrence-Eastern Ontario Commission project review files

Series Number

13405

Summary

The St. Lawrence-Eastern Ontario Commission had responsibilities for the preservation, protection, development, and use of the unique natural resources of the St. Lawrence River Valley and the lands adjacent to Lake Ontario's eastern shores, an area bordering St. Lawrence, Jefferson, Oswego, and Cayuga counties. Project review files contain analysis of archaeological, ecological, and historical effects; local and regional economic impact; conformity with standards of other government agencies; and visual, olfactory, and auditory effects.

Creator

• New York (State). St. Lawrence-Eastern Ontario Commission

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.

Title

Census of children in poorhouses

Series Number

B1524

Summary

This series consists of examination records of children aged 2 -16 residing in county poorhouses and almshouses at the time of a special census. Examination form provides date; county in which facility is located; examination number(s); and answers to 26 questions on child identity, personal/family history, siblings, economic circumstances of parents, moral character, mental health, causes of dependency, and the likelihood of future independence. Often a section for remarks provides additional information.

Creator

• New York (State). State Board of Charities

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.

Title

Loan to College of Physicians and Surgeons of the City of New York

Series Number

A0909

Summary

This series from the Comptroller's Office is a pledge of repayment of a loan to the Trustees of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of the City of New York. The document includes the terms, amount, and interest rate of the loan and is signed by the comptroller.

Creator

• New York (State). Comptroller's Office

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.

Title

Scrapbook of legal notices of mortgage foreclosure sales

Series Number

B0612

Summary

This series consists of a scrapbook of legal notices of the sale of real property mortgaged to the State of New York and put up for sale by the Attorney General or the State Engineer and Surveyor after the mortgagors defaulted. Also included are letters to the Attorney General pertaining to the sales.

Creator

• New York (State). Attorney General's Office

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.

Title

Secretary of State's log of admendments received

Series Number

L0080

Summary

This volume was used by the Secretary of State to record receipt of the official copy of amendments passed by the Convention. Only two pages of the Volume are completed. The first page shows receipt of the 33 amendments passed; the second page shows receipt of the new proposed engrossed Constitution. Both pages are dated September 10, 1915 and are signed by Secretary of State Francis M. Hugo.

Creator

• New York (State). Constitutional Convention, 1915

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.

Title

Forms and correspondence on military records research

Series Number

B2005

Summary

This series contains war service records request forms and correspondence documenting researcher requests for searches of military service records held by the State Archives.

Access Restrictions

Restricted to protect personal privacy.

Title

Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation Project Coordinator subject and correspondence files

Series Number

B2763

Summary

This series consists of the subject and correspondence files of the project coordinator of the Roosevelt Island Development Corporation. Topics reflect the duties of the project coordinator who was responsible for managing various projects throughout Roosevelt Island.

Creator

• Roosevelt Island Development Corporation

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.

Title

Miscellaneous filed documents

Series Number

J0012

Summary

This series consists of miscellaneous documents which did not fall into any other series and were filed together by the court clerk. They include draft rules, orders for exoneration of bail and surrender of defendants, recognizances of bail, consents to change attorneys, petitions and orders for appointment of guardians, testimony taken conditionally, oyers of bonds sued upon, a few records of cases remitted, appointments of clerks, replications and rejoinders, and other miscellaneous documents.

Creator

• New York (State). Supreme Court of Judicature (Geneva)

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.

Title

Nathan S. Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research archived website

Series Number

B2777

Summary

This series consists of archival copies of the publicly accessible websites of the Nathan S. Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research, which was established in 1952 and is part of the New York State Office of Mental Health. The institute's investigators study the causes, treatment, prevention, and rehabilitation of severe and persistent mental illnesses in New York State.

Creator

• Nathan S. Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.